I have to ask...

[BrerLizzie]

What's Black Friday? I've never heard of that term and it's bugging me..

 

[babar]

the big shopping day the day after Thanksgiving.

 

[BrerLizzie]

ohhhhhhhhh wow i'm slow! We did that last year, but we just called it day after thanksgiving shopping.. were did Black Friday come from??

 

[Want2liveatWDW]

I found this on a web search:
What is Black Friday?
Definition: The day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is frequently referred to as Black Friday.

General Use: One of the major U.S. holiday shopping days. The day many U.S. consumers begin Christmas shopping. The day is heavily promoted by retailers.

Origin: The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability during the holiday season. Black Friday was when retailers went from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to being profitable, or "in the black", at a time when accounting records were kept by hand and red indicated loss and black profit.

 

[FroggyinArk]

its called black friday because that is the day that the major retailers go from in the red from purchasing holiday extras to the black in one day. its the day that most stores go from needing money to profitable

 

[BrerLizzie]

I get it! Thank you guys! You rock! Can't wait to go out on "Black Friday" this year.. That a new term for me.

 

[raysnkaysmom]

LMAO!! I'm in retail and I just assumed it was called Black Friday because we dread seeing our stores torn apart by customers...LOL -
I actually look forward to working on that day, because it stays busy and I love seeing the 'ching ching' of the registers!! Soo.. Black Friday seems obvious to me now...Duh